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11:30pm – Sunil Gavaskar hits out at Indian team management for leaving out Karun Nair

India’s former batsman Sunil Gavaskar didn’t hold back after criticising the Indian team management for leaving out Karun Nair of their starting 11 for the final Test against England. Read more here.

8:30pm – Joe Root surprised by Alastair Cook’s retirement decision

The England captain admitted he was taken by surprise when Alastair Cook informed him that he will retire. Watch what he said here.

8:00pm – There’s no reason to panic for UAE after missing out on Asia Cup qualification

Following their loss to Hong Kong in the Asia Cup Qualifier final on Thursday, there’s still plenty of positives to take for the UAE. Read more here.

UAE missed out on qualification to the Asia Cup

7:15pm – Grant Bradburn joins Pakistan as fielding coach

Pakistan have found themselves a new fielding coach with Grant Bradburn leaving his post as Scotland head coach to join Mickey Arthur’s team. Read more on this story here.

The former Scotland has signed a three-year deal with Pakistan.

6:45pm – Ricky Ponting set to miss Pakistan series in UAE after suffering injury during commercial shoot

The former Australian captain is doubt to take up his T20 coaching role with the national team for the Pakistan series after sustaining an achilles injury while kicking a ball during a commercial shoot. Read more on this story here.

Ponting injured himself while shooting a commercial.

6:30pm – AB de Villiers set to play in PSL

The South African star confirmed he will feature in the Pakistan Super League. He will play in the fourth edition following his international retirement, which will be held in February and March 2019. Read more on that story here.

ABD is set for his maiden participation in the PSL.

4.15pm – Alastair Cook nears 50 in his farewell Test against India at The Oval

England captain Joe Root won the toss and elected to bat in the fifth and final Test against India at The Oval on Friday, and by lunch the hosts had reached 68 for one with Alastair Cook, in his 161st and final Test appearance before his international retirement, not out on 37.

The only batsman to fall was Keaton Jennings who fought hard for 23 off 75 balls before turning Ravindra Jadeja in to the hands of KL Rahul at leg slip.

Alastair Cook still hopes time can heal his rift with Kevin Pietersen – even though they have never spoken since the day the mercurial batsman was ditched by England four years ago.

Cook, about to call time on his own record-breaking career after his 161st Test at the Oval this week, admits the breakdown of relations between Pietersen and England went on to have a detrimental effect on his own batting.

Cook was captain in 2014 when Pietersen was sacked after a miserably unsuccessful and acrimonious Ashes winter.